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Hyperion FDM

“Drill-Into-Anything”

MindStream’s Answer to enhance Drill-

Through opportunities

Matthias Heilos

Sr. Consultant – Data Integration

MindStream Analytics

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Agenda

• About MindStream Analytics

• Hyperion FDM* – An Introduction

• The Meaning of Drill-Through

• Drill-Through with ERP Integrator

• Limitations of ERP Integrator

• MindStream’s “Drill-into-Anything” approach

* Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management (FDM)

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About Matthias Heilos

• Sr. Consultant – Data Integration

• Background: Management Information Systems, focus

on BI and DW

• Hyperion focus: FDM, ODI, Planning/Essbase, HFM

• Developed training: “ODI for Hyperion Apps” (123Olap)

• Co-presented Drill-into-Anything at Oracle OpenWorld

2010 with Oracle’s Director of Financial Close Solutions

(FDM)

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MindStream delivers premier consulting and

managed services solutions to clients by

enhancing technology and aligning resources

through a systemic process to harness insight

and enable financial and operational fact-base

decision making.

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About MindStream Analytics

• HQ – Boston, MA with national reach

• Specialize in the implementation and optimization of best of breed BPM

and BI solutions.

• Our people average over 9 years of experience in the BI or BPM space

• extensive understanding of strengths and weaknesses of the various

offerings

• Our deep understanding of financial and operational reporting helps us

anticipate your needs. We strive to understand your business and

combine it with our technical experience to help you Design and

Implement a successful solution.

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Analysts need for Drill through

• Accounts Receivable / Payable –Invoice information

• Cash – what account make up cash – Petty Cash, Bank

Accounts, etc.

• Fixed Assets –in a sub-ledger that is accessible.

• Depreciation expenses – what assets are being depreciated

• Sales - Customer / Invoice information

• Intercompany – need the specific transaction detail tracked at a

balance level in HFM

• Any periodic activity on the Balance Sheet

• Journal detail on the P&L.

• Transactional information stored in a Data Warehouse

• Auditors drill back from a report to review GL accounts mapped

and loaded into a given HFM account.

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Hyperion FDM – An Introduction

• Purpose:

• Mapping and validation tool for financial data

• Adapters for data loads to HFM, Essbase/Planning etc.

• Increased Transparency (interface, drillback, Controls, reports)

• Operated by Business users rather than IT

• SOX Compliance

• Role in Oracle’s EPM Strategy:

• Link between ERP and EPM/BI without manual intervention

• Significantly simplifies audit trail analysis

• Expedite business processes

• Central factor to achieve “Management Excellence”

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Achieving Management Excellence

Hyperion Financial Management

Hyperion Planning

Oracle Account Analysis and Drill-

Down for both Actual and Budget

Hyperion FDMOracle EPM System

Source: Oracle

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Overview of FDM Dataflow

FDQM

Batch Loader (optional)

Import

FormatsImported

Data

Validated

DataExport

Output

Files

Unmapped

items

Mappings

HFM

Essbase

Custom Custom

System

LoadCustom

DB

Source

Files

ERP

HP

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Main Features

• Import: get data from text files, databases, GL systems

• Mappings: 5 types of mappings, browse target metadata

• Validation: guided process to manage “Kickouts”, ensure

100% mapping quality, check reports

• Export/Load: integration with target system via 1 click

• Audit trail: drill-back within FDM to review mappings,

drill-through from/to other systems

• Compliance: Financial controls, activity logs, reports

• Ease of use: provides user-friendly, guided processes

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Benefits of ERP Integrator

• Drill-Through significantly simplifies analysis

• Data volume decreased AND more transaction detail

• Direct logon to source GL system, navigates to

transactions in question

• Ease of data import – just press 1 button

• NO manual steps to follow audit trail

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Drawbacks of ERP Integrator

• GL systems supported as source for Drill-through

• E-Business Suite GL 11.5.10 cu2, 12.0, 12.1; PeopleSoft 9.0 GL

• No flexibility for Drill-through

• Drill-through reports cannot be customized

• Complexity of solution

• ODI setup required

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FDM Drill-into-Anything (DIA)

Source Adapter by MindStream Analytics

• Idea evolved due to ERPI limitations

• Enhances functionality of ERP Integrator, also

available as standalone

• Not limited to certain versions or types of source

systems

• Ability to log on to source application (analog to ERPI)

• Full support for Import Formats due to optimized

architecture

• Full customization for Drill-Through reports

• Ability to drill through to multiple drill links

• Simplified, more transparent solution

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Drill-into-Anything (DIA) Architecture

Hyperion

FDM

FDM-DIA Web Application

(Drill-Framework based on Drill Links)Drill Drill

back to back to

source source

systemsystem

EssbaseStrategy

Management

Financial Close and

Reporting

Planning &

Forecasting

Profitability

Management

GL Systeme.g. PSFT GL

1

Sub-ledgere.g. PSFT E-Pro

3

Sub-ledgere.g. PSFT AP

2

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Drill Through from HFM Report

Note: Report display data in Thousands, values might be rounded

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FDM Drill-Through Page

• Displays the selected Intersection

• Click on Transaction Amount

• FDM Drill-Back page will open and

display the source transactions

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FDM Source Data

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FDM Drill-Back Page

• Displays source transactions which

sum up to the total amount

• Click on Transaction Amount

• Click on Open Source System to

Drill-Through to Source System

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Drill to GL Database tables

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Drill to GL Detail

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Drill to Expense Subledger Overview

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Drill to Expense System

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FDM Drill-into-Anything Demonstration

DRILL

DEMO

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Thank You !Contact information:

Matthias Heilos – mheilos@mindstreamanalytics.com (Sr. Consultant)

Mark Gregoire – mgregoire@mindstreamanalytics.com (EVP Sales)

www. mindstreamanalytics.com